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   delusion

   /dɪˈl(j)uːʒn/

   noun

   • 1. a false belief or judgment about external reality, held despite incontrovertible evidence to the contrary, occurring especially in mental conditions: "he began to experience hallucinations, delusions, anxiety, and agitation along with dizziness and nausea" Similar misapprehensionmistaken impressionfalse impressionmistaken beliefmisconceptionmisunderstandingmistakeerrormisinterpretationmisconstructionmisbelieffallacyillusionfigment of the imaginationfantasychimerafool's paradiseself-deception
   • ▪ the action of deluding or the state of being deluded: "the banality and delusion of this lifestyle is illustrated with great wit" Similar deceptionmisleadingdeludingfoolingtrickingtrickeryduping

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘act of deluding or of being deluded’): from late Latin delusio(n-), from the verb deludere (see delude).

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   What is the adjective for delusion?

   • • DELUSORY (adjective) The adjective DELUSORY has 1 sense: 1. causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true. Familiarity information: DELUSORY used as an adjective is very rare.

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   What is the synonym of delusional?

   • Synonyms for Delusional: adj. •having unrealistic beliefs (adjective) unrealistic, neurotic. n. •delusional (noun) psychoneurotic, neurotic.

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   What does delusion mean in psychology?

   • While all these words mean "something that is believed to be true or real but that is actually false or unreal," delusion implies an inability to distinguish between what is real and what only seems to be real, often as the result of a disordered state of mind. When can hallucination be used instead of delusion?

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